QA 6722
Human Factors in Quality Assurance
Summer 2006
Instructor: Dr. Ruston M. Hunt E-mail: RHunt@spsu.edu
Office: M-109 Phone: (770) 356-8846
Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Description: A survey of human factors theory, research, and applications which are of particular relevance to quality assurance. Emphasis will be placed on operator constraints in the design of work processes, workplaces, and instrumentation.
Text: The Human Factor by Kim Vicente, Routledge, New York, 2004.
Format: This class is being delivered via Vista and Live Classroom. You should already have documentation on how to logon to each of these systems. Assignments for each week will be available in modules on Vista. Live Classroom will be used for interactive discussions and open Q&A. While attendance during Live Classroom sessions is not mandatory, students will be responsible for material covered. Live Classroom sessions will be archived and available for viewing at any time after the class.
Students are expected to do their own work unless specified by the instructor. Anyone caught cheating or copying the work of anyone else may be expelled from the university as per university policy.
Class Schedule
Module 1: Introduction to Human Factors, Introduction to Russ Hunt, Read Chapters 1 & 2
Module 2: Anthropometrics, Biomechanics, Physiology, Read Chapter 3
Module 3: Sensory Systems, Read Chapter 4
Module 4: Cognition and Decision Making, Read Chapter 5
Module 5: Controls and Displays, Read Chapter 6
Module 6: Human Computer Interaction and Automation, Read Chapter 7
Module 7: Safety, Read Chapter 8
Module 8: Selection and Training and Social Factors, Read Chapters 9 & 10
Course Grades